Paul Andrew Mayewski Biographical Data (Research) Academic Degrees Doctorate of Philosophy honoris causa (2000) University of Stockholm PhD (1973) Institute of Polar StuDies anD the Department of Geology anD Mineralogy, Ohio State University B.A. (1968) Department of Geological Sciences (Honors Program), State University of New York at Buffalo Current Position (University of Maine) Director, Climate Change Institute, DistinguisheD Professor School of Earth anD Climate Sciences, Cooperating Professor in School of Marine Sciences, School of Policy anD International Affairs, Maine Business School, Center for Oceans anD Coastal Law (Maine Law School). Academic, Research and Service Administrative Positions (selected) Science ADvisory BoarD, Khumbu Research Center, Phortse, Nepal (2020) National Geographic Society anD Rolex Perpetual Planet Mt. Everest ExpeDition Leader and Science LeaDer in aDDition to Senior ADvisor serving as a subject matter expert in support of Mt. Everest anD high mountain scientific sampling anD monitoring projects (2018-2020) Member, FrienDs of AcaDia BoarD (2018-) Member, ADvisory Council, SchooDic Institute at AcaDia National Park (2017-2019) Member, ADvisory BoarD JONAA (Journal of the North Atlantic anD Arctic) (2017-present) Co-PresiDent, Arctic Futures Institute (2018-present) Member, ADvisory BoarD, Maine Lakes Society (2016-2018) Member, Environmental Sustainability Committee, Boston Museum of Science (2014-2017) Member Maine Delegation to the Arctic Circle Meetings, Reykjavik, IcelanD (2014) ADvisory BoarD, Maine North Atlantic Development Office (2014-present) ADvisory BoarD, WorlD Ocean Observatory (W2O) (2014-present) BoarD Member, TiDal Energy Demonstration anD Evaluation Center, Maine Maritime AcaDemy (2009-2011) ADvisory BoarD, Marine Environmental Research Institute (MERI) Center for Marine StuDies (2009-present) BoarD of Cooperating Curators, HuDson Museum, University of Maine (2005-present) P.A. Mayewski 1 Director, Climate Change Institute, University of Maine (2002-present) AcaDemic Member, Joint Key Laboratory of Cryosphere anD Environment (in association with ColD anD AriD Regions Environmental anD Engineering Research Institute (Lanzhou), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (Beijing), Chinese AcaDemy of Sciences/Chinese AcaDemy of Meteorological Sciences (Beijing), China (2005 – present)) Honorary Research Associate Victoria University of Wellington (2000 - present) Co-Director, Institute for Quaternary anD Climate StuDies, University of Maine (2000-2002) DistinguisheD Professor, School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine (2000- present) FounDer anD Director, AIRMAP (Atmospheric Investigation Regional Mapping anD PreDiction (1998-2000) FounDer anD Chair, Executive Committee, International Trans Antarctic Scientific ExpeDition – ITASE (1990-present) Chief Scientist anD FielD LeaDer, US ITASE (1997-present) Chair, International Trans Antarctic Scientific ExpeDition, Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research and International Geosphere Biosphere Project Institute for the StuDy of Earth, Oceans anD Space at the University of New Hampshire anD Department of Earth Sciences Professor 1985-2000 Associate Professor 1980-1985 Assistant Professor 1975-1980 Founder and Director, Climate Change Research Center (1996-2000) FounDer anD Director, Glacier Research Group (1980-1996) Director, University Research Development (1985-1986) (equivalent to Vice PresiDent for Research) CoorDinator, Geochemical Systems Laboratory (1987-1988) Director, GreenlanD Ice Sheet Project 2 (GISP 2) Science Management Office (1989-1995) Chief Scientist anD Chairman of the Executive Committee, GISP2 (1989-1998) Arctic Research Consortium of the UniteD States, BoarD of Directors (1989- 1994) Visiting Senior Scientist, Laboratoire De Glaciologie et Geophysique De l’Environnement St. Martin-D”Heres, France (1989-1990) PostDoctoral Fellow (1973-75) Institute for Quaternary StuDies anD Department of P.A. Mayewski 2 Geological Sciences, University of Maine at Orono Research Experience Field Party Leader and Principal Investigator: South Georgia anD South SanDwich IslanDs (2019/2020) Southwest GreenlanD (2019) IcelanD (2019) National Geographic anD Rolex Perpetual Planet Mt. Everest ExpeDition (ExpeDition LeaDer anD LeaD Scientist 2019) Quelccaya Glacier, Peruvian AnDes (2018) South Georgia, South Atlantic (2012, 2015) Central AnDes (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) Western GreenlanD (2008, 2009, 2010) GreenlanD anD Baffin IslanD (2012) US ITASE East Antarctica (2007-8) US ITASE East Antarctica (2006-7) CorDillera Darwin, Chile (2005, 2006) Tasman Glacier, New ZealanD (2003, 2004) Antarctic Peninsula (2000, 2005, 2007) US ITASE, West Antarctica to South Pole (2002-3) US ITASE, West Antarctica (2001-2) US ITASE, West Antarctica (2000-1) Mt. Everest, Tibet (2000) US ITASE West Antarctica (1999-0) Mt. Everest, Tibet (1997) Marie ByrD LanD, West Antarctica (1995) Siple Dome, West Antarctica (1994) Dhauligiri Region, Nepal (1993) P.A. Mayewski 3 Central GreenlanD (1993) Nepalese Himalayas (1992) Central GreenlanD (1992) Central Greenland (1991) Central GreenlanD (1990) Summit, GreenlanD (l989) Tian Shan anD BogDa Shan, Northwest China (1989) Southern Victoria LanD anD South Pole (1988) North anD South GreenlanD (1988) Southern Victoria LanD, Antarctica (1987) Central GreenlanD (1987) Hofsjokul, IcelanD (1985) BearDmore Glacier, Antarctica (1984-85) Southeast GreenlanD (1984) Rennick Glacier, Antarctica (1981-82) Garwhal Himalayas, InDia (1981, 1982) Northern Victoria LanD, Antarctica (1980-81) Nun Kun Massif, LaDakh, InDia (1980) Southern Victoria LanD, Antarctica (1979-80) Kashmir-Jammu, InDian Himalayas (1979) Columbia IcefielDs, Alberta (1978) Mt. Washington, New Hampshire (1978) South Georgia anD the Antarctic Peninsula (1976) Northern Victoria LanD, Antarctica (1974-75) Southern Victoria LanD, Antarctica (1971-72) Consultant: Glaciologist for Hydroelectric Power Development Program Kashmir-Jammu, India (1980) P.A. Mayewski 4 Lecturer: M.S. Lindblad Explorer - South Africa - Antarctica - South America (1976-77) M.S. Orion – South America - Antarctic Peninsula (2004) Explorer II – Antarctic Peninsula (2007) Orion – Antarctic Peninsula (2009) Corinthian II – Antarctic Peninsula (2009, 2014) Corinthian II – St. Lawrence Seaway, LabraDor, Baffin IslanD, GreenlanD Field Associate: Queen MauD Mountains, Antarctica (1970-71) Wyoming (1967) Field Assistant: Wright Valley, Antarctica (1968-69) KingfielD, Maine (1968) Field Student: Yellowstone Bighorn Research Association, Princeton University (1967) Professional Societies and Honors and Recognitions 2019 InviteD keynote to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Signing of the Antarctic Treaty, Tufts University 2019 InviteD to represent the Wilson Center anD the Committee of the Parties (cancelleD Due to unrest in Santiago, Chile) 2019 InviteD to be FielD leader and Science LeaDer for the National Geographic anD Rolex Perpetual Planet Extreme Mt Everest ExpeDition 2016 Top 100 (#58) all time most citeD anD “most influential” climate change papers as DetermineD by Carbon Brief – clear on Climate 2016 European Geophysical Union Hans Oeschger MeDal for Climate (Past, Present anD Future) 2015 Ocean Exemplar (Special Citizen of the Ocean) DesignateD by the WorlD Ocean Observatory 2015 Maine Magazine “Top 50 Mainers Making A Real Difference” Paul AnDrew Mayewski Major Feature in Emmy AwarD Winner - Showtime’s “Years of Living Dangerously” now available on Netflix P.A. Mayewski 5 Paul AnDrew Mayewski Major Feature in Baikal International Film Festival Winner - Victoria anD OxforD University Film “Thin Ice” Abrupt Climate Change, Business anD Policy course taught by J. Mahon, P. Mayewski anD M. Hastings part of 2014 Aspen Faculty Pioneer AwarD given to J. Mahon (Business School, University of Maine) ListeD in “Top 150 Most CiteD Authors on Climate Science” by the University of Toronto Only member of the University of Maine and the State of Maine listeD on the Thomson Reuters Highly CiteD researcher list to date (last checkeD 2018) DeWitt Clinton High School (NYC est. 1897) Notable Alumni (incluDes: James BalDwin, RicharD Rogers, Burt Lancaster, Ralph Lauren) Honorary Member, University of Maine Class of 1944 Honorary Member, American Polar Society (2013, 75th Anniversary Celebration) Lambert Fellow, DeerfielD AcaDemy, Massachusetts (2012) University of Maine DistinguisheD Professor (2010) Chief Foreign Signer, The Magellan Declaration, Lago Grey, Parque Torres Del Paine 31 October 2009) The International Glaciology Society’s Seligman Crystal (2009) Certificate of Appreciation for contributions to the International Polar Year (IPY 2007-2008) University of Maine, College of Natural Sciences, Forestry anD Agriculture OutstanDing Research AwarD (2009) Maine Environmental Hero AwarD (2008) Key to the City of Saco, Maine (2008) AAAS Fellow, American Association for the ADvancement of Science (2008) DistinguisheD Alumni AwarD, State University of New York at Buffalo (2008) Lowell Thomas MeDal (Explorers Club, 2007) S.T. Lee Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington, New ZealanD (2007) Honoree Explorers Club (2007) First SCAR MeDal for Excellence in Antarctic Research (2006, SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research) is the sole international representative for Antarctic science. (from a fielD of 45 countries, all Disciplines) P.A. Mayewski 6 Antarctica anD the Global Climate System SCAR co-PI (2004-) International Polar Year Traverse Committee (2004-06) Member Scientific Steering